In the spring of 1995 I was studying for my A-levels in Cambridge, along with my best friend, Kate. For her final art exam, Kate wanted to create a male torso in the style of a classical sculpture, ...

NATURE BRIEFING 08 November 2024 Daily briefing: First DNA from Pompeii body casts illuminates who victims were Remains recovered from plaster casts of five people who died in the eruption of Mount ...

Pompeii’s plaster cast human figures aren't who they were assumed to be, genetic tests have revealed, highlighting the way ...

This at first suggested to French surgeons that the plaster casts must be quickly ripped off and stinking human members amputated. The French soon learned, however, to let plastered Spanish wounded ...

Researchers studying the remains of six individuals from Pompeii concluded they asphyxiated during the volcanic eruption that doomed the town nearly 2,000 years ago. The research team used portable ...

Create a truly unique piece of body art by making a plaster cast of your leg. This step-by-step guide shows the safe casting process using alginate and plaster. Once the cast is made, we turn it into ...

Researchers just shattered centuries’ worth of fantasies surrounding Pompeii with a single study. Eighteen genetics and biology experts from across America and Italy have conducted DNA testing on ...